Warehouse News

• Through woodworking, East Garfield Park nonprofit gives Chicagoans a second chance
  
  In the shadow of the L tracks on Lake Street in Chicago's East Garfield Park neighborhood, there's something profound and inspiring going on in an unassuming warehouse.
  ABC News.  Thursday, 22 Aug 2019.
• The Warehouse receives New Castle County grant
  
  New Castle County Cares is helping support a new teen-focused program in Wilmington.
  NPR.  Wednesday, 21 Aug 2019.
• Analysts Estimate Sportsman's Warehouse (SPWH) to Report a Decline in Earnings: What to Look Out for
  
  Sportsman's Warehouse (SPWH) doesn't possess the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely earnings beat in its upcoming report. Get prepared with the key expectations.
  Zacks.  Wednesday, 21 Aug 2019.
• Judge orders jury to restart deliberations in deadly Oakland warehouse fire case
  
  A judge ordered jurors to restart deliberations Monday in the trial of two men charged with involuntary manslaughter in the deaths of 36 partygoers who died in a fire inside a cluttered San Francisco Bay Area warehouse.
  Fox News.  Tuesday, 20 Aug 2019.
• How ergonomic is your warehouse job? Soon, an app might be able to tell you
  
  Researchers at the UW have used machine learning to develop a new system that can monitor factory and warehouse workers and tell them how ergonomic their jobs are in real time.
  Science Daily.  Monday, 19 Aug 2019.
• Amazon forced to defend 'warehouse ambassadors' after Twitter backlash
  
  US Amazon workers have gone viral after praising their work environment in tweets about what it's like to work in one of the online giant's Fulfillment Centers, with Twitter users accusing them of being robots.
  Daily Mail.  Monday, 19 Aug 2019.
• 'Fake' Amazon ambassadors baited on Twitter
  
  Amazon says its warehouse ambassadors are authentic, but critics accuse them of being "paid to lie".
  BBC News.  Friday, 16 Aug 2019.
• Prologis Making Progress With Polk County Warehouse Plans
  
  Prologis (PLD) actively banking on growth opportunities as demand for industrial real estates remains high amid e-commerce boom, resilient consumer sentiment and low unemployment level.
  Zacks.  Thursday, 15 Aug 2019.
• Macy's teams up with Google to help run its warehouses
  
  One way Macy's is trying to improve its business stems from the work it's doing on the back end, at its more than a dozen fulfillment centers.
  CNBC.  Wednesday, 14 Aug 2019.
• Is this the world's most sustainable building?
  
  An enormous logistics warehouse in the Netherlands is helping to power 750 households a year.
  BBC News.  Monday, 12 Aug 2019.
• Amazon workers in Minnesota stage another protest - CNET
  
  The demonstration by warehouse workers comes less than a month after a Prime Day protest in the Minneapolis area.
  CNET.  Friday, 9 Aug 2019.
• The best Google Pixel 3a XL deals at Carphone Warehouse - worth a look!
  
  The Pixel 3a XL is Google's first attempt at a mid-range mobile and boy does it work - taking some specs from the flagship Pixel 3 XL - only offering them
  Pocket Lint.  Thursday, 8 Aug 2019.
• Firefighters set up ladders so two raccoons could escape burning warehouse
  
  A warehouse in South Bend, Indiana, caught fire on Sunday, trapping two raccoons on the roof. Some quick-thinking firefighters rigged a couple of ladders, allowing the critters to escape to safety.
  Daily Mail.  Wednesday, 7 Aug 2019.
• Warehouses Now Full as Tariff Fears Spark US Import Surge
  
  A short drive outside Los Angeles lies one of the world's biggest warehouse complexes. Gene Seroka says its 1.8 billion square feet of capacity -- enough room to house 9 million cars -- is "bursting at the seams.
  Newsmax.  Wednesday, 7 Aug 2019.
• I-80 reopens after firefighters battle blaze at Joliet warehouse
  
  A fire broke out at MPG Industries at around 4:30 p.m. Saturday, filling the sky with black smoke in Joliet near I-80 and Cherry Hill Road.
  ABC News.  Sunday, 4 Aug 2019.

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